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La Historia de Eli Whitney


La Historia de Eli Whitney by Ann Gaines

My name is Diego. I’m 11 years old and I like to play with my dog and spend time with my family.

Eli Whitney fue un inventor. Hizo algo que nadie había hecho antes. En 1793, hizo una máquina para sacar las semillas del algodón recién cosechado. La llamó desmotadora de algodón. Usamos algodón para hacer ropa. Hoy en día la mayoría de los pantalones, camisetas y vestidos están hechos de algodón. Eli Whitney nació en Westboro, Massachusetts, el 8 de diciembre de 1765. Era un muchacho al que le gustaba hacer cosas útiles. En su adolescencia, él y su padre construyeron una forja en su establo. Una forja es un sitio especial para calentar el metal. Whitney aprendió a dar forma al metal sobre el fuego. Usaba la forja para hacer clavos y alfileres de sombrero para vender.

Después de terminar sus estudios en la universidad, Eli Whitney se mudó a Carolina del sur. Allí conoció a Catherine Greene. Ella poseía una plantación, una gran tierra de cultivo. Catherine le dijo que el algodón crecía bien en sus tierras. El problema era que limpiar el algodón llevaba mucho tiempo. Una persona trabajando todo todo el día podía sacar las semillas de de tan sólo una libra de algodón. Tenía que haber una manera de hacerlo más rápido. Eli Whitney trató de idear una manera mejor de sacar las semillas del algodón. En su mente, imaginó una máquina con diminutos dedos de alambre. Los dedos de alambre recogían las semillas de las cápsulas del algodón. Whitney recordó las cosas que hacía en la forja de su casa. Encontró trozos de metal y de madera en la granja de Catherine Green. Trabajando rápidamente, construyó una máquina desmotadora de algodón. La probó y funcionaba. En 1817, Eli Whitney se casó con Henrietta Edwards. Tuvieron cuartor niños. Tras una larga enfermedad, muriò el 8 de enero 1825.

I think you should learn about people from the past that made a change to the planet or made it better. Because you might make a good change to the world and make it better.

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